Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-06-25

when taken to jail. She was released a Q late hour last night.
 ST. LOUIS, June 1S.-A telegram from the Worlds balloon correspondent Dify. says, they were compelled to lsnG at Hoffman, near Centralis. Ill., st eish p. m. last night. Aerionaus Moore re ceIved a very painful injury before start ing from St. Louis yesterday. This. ana the amount of gas was the cause assign | ed for the descent, None of the othel occupants were injured.
 NEW YORK, June l7-A published statement IS made hete that the Irisl Americans of this city will observe th, Queens birth day with emblems o mourning. Black flags with whits skulls and cross bones are to be dowI from the tisgstSffs of the Clsn-na-gaell at half mast Tuesday. Buildings own ed or controlled by Irish born citzens are to decorated with black drspery and door knobs are to be hung with folds oI crspe. and part of the programme is tc i hold solemn meetings at which hymnl and requiems will be sung.
 SAS FRANCISCO. June 17.--Guy Web Der of Cincinnati. acting for eastern capitalists. to-day concluded the pur chase of two million acres of land in | Sonora. Mexico. The purchase is made from different parties and the purpose IS to establish and American colony.
 NEW HAVEN. June 17.-Ovsr 10.0OC strangers were ID the city to day to wit ness the exercises of the dedication of the soldiers and sailors monument st East ROckport. The opening exercises commenced last night with 6 reception tO Generals Sherman, Sheridan, Terry, Schoheld, Sickles and other soldiers by She lDcal Grand Army posts. In e pa Fade this morning over 10000 men were n line. President Dwight of Yale Col lege delivered the opening address and Rev. Newman Smith the oration at the uDyeiling of the monument.
 PARIS, June T.-It is asserted that the Countess CsmpOs consented to go with the man who was reported to have kidnapped her yesterday. and is is be- lieved the pair are in Brussels. The governess of the Countess Campos who was with her mistress at the time she was carried away, tells that the countess submitted willingly to be abducted. It Is also asserted that several young mo- blemen assisted in the abduction. The lover of the oung lady is believed to be a viscount who was formerly secretary to the Due q Aumsle.
 NEW YORK. June 1.-The suIt of Madame Fursch- Msdi against the Ma tional Opera Co, for s7,073 as unpaid salary. was to-day decided in favor of the singer,
 BELFAST. June T.-Six thousand striking builders returned to work to- day.
 CINCINNATI, June IA construction train fell through the trestle on Hun tington's new railroad back of Newport thIs afternoon and fatally injured four workman.
 CHICAGO, June 1.-The steamer Champlain burned last night of Chsrle- ou1, Michigan. Eight or ten persons were drowned in attempting to swim ashore from the burning boat.
 The steamer caught fire oil Chsrlsoux III the night and the passengers had to jump In the lake. Twenty are known to be lost, and seven others unsccounted for.
 LArRR-The boat was running ten miles snd hour when the flames sudden ly shot up beneath the engine, driving the engineer from bis post with his clothes on fire. The alarm was given, the sleeping passengers aroused and in ten minutes from the time the steamer caught fire the passengers had sll been compelled to lump into the lake. The A Afeu sons on board, including the crew. Of this number twenty are known to have been drowned and seven uDaccounted for. Those saved tiosted for an hour and hall when they were rescued by a yswl and fish boats from the shore. Several of those saved were badly burn cd. Several bodies have already been recovered. The ChsmplsIn was valued at about s10.0OO.
 WASHINGTON, June I6.-The following letter was sent to the Secretary of War by the President to-day in regard to the disposition of the flags captured by Union forces during the late war:
 Il have today considered with more care than when the subject was orally presented to me. the action of your de- partment, in directing letters to be Rd- dressed to the governors of all the states offering 10 return, If desired, to the loyal states. Union flags captured during the war of the rebellion by con- federate forces and aftervRrd recovered by government troops, and to oonfed- crate states. the flags captured by Unlon forces, all of which for many years have been packed in boxes and stored ID eel lar and attic of the War Department. I an of the opinion that the return of the lsgs m the msuner thus contemplated IS not authorized by any existing law nor justified ss an executive act. request, therefore, that no further steps be taken except to examine and inventory these flags and adopt proper measures for their preservation. Any direction ss to the final disposition Of them should originate with Congress"
 Yours truly,
 GROVER CLEVELAND.
 LONDON. June 1.-The kings of Den mark and Greece have arrived in Lon don to participate in the Queen's lubi- lee.
 NEW YORK, June 17-A dispatch re- garding the loss of Vsnderbilts yacht VIdstie, has not been substsntiated.
 GRAND FoRKs, Dskots, Juno l7-A cyclone last night blew down over 25O buildings. Four people killed outright and many others seriously injured: In East Grand Forks fourteen business buildings were destroyed, The total loss IS SlOO,000.
 WlsHISGToS, June 1.-The presi- den. has appointed A. D. Rutf of Phe- nix, to be register of the land ofice st Tucson.
 ODESSA, June lS.-Crops in PadnliAki and Bessarabis are excellent, while in and around Odessa they are failure. The drought and the collapse of the Chicago clivue, have seriously affected the markets in South Russia.
 NEW YORK. June 20.-On the trial of Jacob Sharp to-day, Thos. Fl, Mclean was recalled and produced the stock transfer book of the Broadway surface road. It WAS perfectly blank.
 LONDON, June l0.-Three hundred priests and other prominent persons be- longing 10 the Roman Catholic Church, have returned tickets entltlins them to seats in Westminster Abbey, to-morrov during the jubilee service.
 The city already has the appearance of bsinO crovded in anticipation of to-